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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (UK)
TV Series (2008 - 2009)
The first BBC drama to be filmed entirely on location in Botswana, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is a charming adaptation of Alexander McCall Smith's books. When her father dies, Precious Ramotswe decides to become her country's first every female detective...
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01x06 A Real Botswana Diamond Aired: Apr. 19, 2009The agency is broken into following a spate of robberies in Kgale Hill. Mma Ramotswe and JLB Matekoni's engagement isn't going as planned and … [continue reading]
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Series Info
Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Mar. 23, 2008
Status:
Canceled/Ended
Runtime:
60 min.
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Series Fun Facts
- The film's producers have signed a 10 year lease for the area at the foot of Kgale Hill, Gaborone, where they have built the fictional shopping center where Precious Ramotswe opens her…
[show]The film's producers have signed a 10 year lease for the area at the foot of Kgale Hill, Gaborone, where they have built the fictional shopping center where Precious Ramotswe opens her storefront detective agency.
[hide] - In the course of trying to gain weight before playing the role of Precious Ramotswe, Jill Scott noticed that she had gained seven pounds in one week (an extremely fast and potentially…
[show]In the course of trying to gain weight before playing the role of Precious Ramotswe, Jill Scott noticed that she had gained seven pounds in one week (an extremely fast and potentially unhealthy weight gain). Concerned, she went to her doctor and discovered the day before she left for Botswana that she was pregnant. After she finished filming the first season, Scott returned to the US and in April 2009, gave birth to her son, Jett Hamilton Roberts.
[hide] - The last film to be directed by Anthony Minghella.













